Bowmore 1969
| Category | SINGLE MALT |
| Distillery | Bowmore |
| Bottler | Distillery Bottling |
| Bottling Series | - |
| Vintage | 1969 |
| Bottled Year | 1978 |
| Age | 25년 |
| Cask Type | Sherry cask |
| Cask Number | - |
| Bottles Released | - |
| ABV | 43.0% |
| Volume | 750 ml |
| Label | - |
| Country | Scotland |
| Region | Islay |
Flavor Profile
Tasting Notes
Colour
gold
air Nose
excuse me but ‘wow’. The base is roughly the same as the 17’s but there’s more sherry and more dried fruits, which makes the whole richer and even more thrilling. Complex, with more bitter oranges, hints of diesel oil, more mangos and also more spices such as cloves and cinnamon (just a little). Hints of coriander as well. Classic, top notch Bowmore from the early 1970s so far, with more smoky touches than in the 60s, and more straight fruity ones than in the late 70s. Crossroads?
restaurant Palate
an immense attack at just 43% vol, almost unbelievable. Amazing richness and punch, doing ‘fireworks’ (successive salvos of various flavours). First a fruity salvo, led by oranges and tangerines, then all things leathery, then fruits again but rather mangos and such, then straight peaty smokiness and pepper, then all things coastal (including a lot of salt)… And it goes on and on and on…
timer Finish
and on and on… The fruitiness fading away to leave more room for spices, which prevents the whole from getting maybe a tad cloying, such was the richness of this palate